Detroit

1. The city of Detroit ...

• a. has experienced many changes.

• b. is like a European city in many ways.

• c. it's one of the richest places in the USA.

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2. Detroit ...

• a. has had problems but things are getting better.

• b. is having more problems than ever before.

• c. will have to suffer more before things improve.

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3. What was Detroit known as the start of the 21^st century?

• a. the Paris of America

• b. Motor City

• c. the poorest city in America

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4. According to the first paragraph ...

• a. Detroit factories made cars and boats.

• b. everyone in Detroit owned their own home.

• c. the car industry was an important employer.

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5. According to the first paragraph ...

• a. industry was based in the suburbs.

• b. the suburbs grew in the middle of the 20^th century.

• c. the suburbs were poor neighborhoods.

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6. According to the second paragraph, what interested journalists in Detroit?

• a. the empty places

• b. the number of poor people

• c. problems of old people

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7. How many reasons are given for people leaving Detroit?

• a. three

• b. four

• c. five

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8. The main problem in Detroit was ...

• a. crime

• b. health

• c. money

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9. Bankruptcy meant that ...

• a. $20 billion was given back to Detroit.

• b. Detroit could start again.

• c. Everything was free in Detroit.

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10. Which statement is true?

• a. 30 businesses received money to help them develop.

• b. About 30 businesses open every week now in Detroit.

• c. There have been 30 new business ideas in Detroit.

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